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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-06-10, Page 2Free, like a tree e Since 1860, Ser4ine the Community First at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLE.AN BROS. PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW Y. McLEAN. Publisher SUSAN WHITE, Editor DAVE ROBB, Advertising Manager Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Nespaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Outside Canada (in advance) $20.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 25 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 . Telephone 527-0240 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 10, 1976 Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $10.00 a Year an (Expasitort Hire a Of the nearly 700,000 persons out-of-work In the latest Statistics - Canada figures, almost half of these are under 24 years of age. The grim picture painted by the statistics still does not fully reveal the anxiety of those who, before they even enter the labor force, are faced with the kind of desperation that comes from a lack of meaningful employment. Add to the already dismal statistics the influx of students seeking. summer jobs to help them through next winter's studies and we face a situation that could thoroughlY raiize and alienate some of the most important people in our society. Although we subscribe to the theory of providing jobs for all people who wish to work regardless of their age or sex, many teenagers are squeezed out of the work force because of the length of their hair or because they prefer to wear jeans. •Homeowners and others will often To the Editor: An article under the headli ng "Quota Cut Hits Huron Hard - May 6th dealt with reaction to the Federal Government's 15 per cent cutback in industrial milk quotas. I am writing because it included unfair and misleading criticism of the Government of Ontario for encouraging increased milk production in the period before, surpluses prompted the cutback. Ontario's. Industrial Milk Production Incentive Program (I •NI.P.I.P.) was implemented in 1973 because the Federal Government was trying to make the Canadian dairy industry as nearly self-sufficient, as possible and the provinces were responding to its call for increased production. Unless Oetario's output increased, part of our Market Share Quota was automatically transferred to other provinces annually. The effects of I.M.P.I.P. and other incentives began appearing in 1975 , as expected. Over the first nine months, Production showed an average increase of less than one per cent. Then it jumped to 8.3 per — cent in October, 14,5 per cent in November and 15.8 in 'December. The incentives had worked all too well, placing Ontario producers " in a position of over-supply; but even so, our output was only 97 pet cent of what Ottawa had asked us to produce in the 1975-76 dairy year. Mr.. Jack Riddell,- the Liberal M.P.P. for Huron-Middlesex, was quoted as telling the Expositor, "The provincial government should have seaPiled" encouragement and ' further borrowing by the farmers on the I.M.P.I.P. program earlier, but they didn't stop until the end of last year." Actuallyano further applications for loans were accepted after the end of June-- a month in which Ontario production was up only 1.5 per cent from the same month in 1972. It was not until mid-November that the government got its first indication of a surpluS production problem. ' Instead of hurting the dairy industry, the I.M.P.I.P. prograin has shielded it from the ' full impact:of the new Canada Dairy Policy. It enabled ()Mario to retain a higher percentage kid resort to the uncertainties of the yellow pages rather than • hire responsible summer students eager to provide services ranging from babysitting to housepainting. Society as a whole stands to gain from yougg Aopte still within the formal educational process who receive work experience from on-the- job training, not to mention the feeling Of independence that comes from earning one's own living. We must insist that • government and large employers are .provided with the necessary regulations and incentives that will provide a .place for unemployed teenagers and students in the work force, for their sake and society's sake. Otherwise. more and more young people will drift Onto welfare and we will continue to waste one of our most valuable resources. (Contributed) of 1976-77 Market Share Quota allocation that would have been possible otherwise. If we had not used it to encourage increased production, we would have lost about tliree per cent of Ontario's allocation for the 1976-77 dairy year to other provinces. This wouitt have given, them our production rights to 115 million, pounds of Milk. without diminishing the nation-wide -- and -world wide-- -problem of dairy surpluses. . I am not.' attempting to minimize the hardships that 'federal dairy policy ,might impose on Ontario• producers who responded to Ottawa's repeated calls for greater output. Many of those who have been in production less than a year are now severely limited as to the amount of milk they will be allowed to. produce. Their- quotas have been set according to their production for only part,of year, and to increase or maintain prodtidtion they must buy additional quota. To help those . with an argent need to acquire • quota, the. Ontario. Milk Marketing Board is implementing an allocation system for the current dairy year. It will handle all quota transfers except those within families or purchases of ongoing operations. The Board will buy up quota as it becomes available and' re-sell it, •giving top priority to buyers with the greatest immediate need. This will also prevent quota prices from reaching exorbitant levels. As I announced in April, after the cutbacks were announced in Ottawa, Ontario farmers under the I.M.P.I.P. program will not necessarily have to increase production to_lagalfitt',*: this refund. Those suffering extreme hardship as a result of inadequate quotas may defer paying either interest or principal on• their loans until September without being considered in default. This, provides temporary relief and opportunity kir financial reassessment until something. further can be worked out. Those who need financial and/or managerial' advice will find expert cousnelling available through district and county agriculture offices or the I. M. P. I. P. Review Committee. Yours sincerely, William G. Newman Amen by Karl Schuessier My trip My trip. How would'you like me to-tell you something about my trip? And if you're really interested, I can .show you some of my slides too. I understand' those few words are the fastest way to clear a room. To get people to leave. By threatening them with yoUr own XX latest travelogue. But I wouldn't do a thing like that, would I ? Why would I 'do anything to make you turn the page and drop me? I would never think of boring you with my trip to New YOrk City. I wouldn't want to admit that I had to pay $35 a night at a hotel--and a just so-so one at that. t wouldn't want to let on that I was stupid enough to drive my car into downtown Manhatten where I had to pay $1.00 for every quarter hour.of parking. Why should I let you know I paid $8.00 for, a two hour park:? No wonder their streets are yellow in taxi cabs. I would.never think of boring you with the hard time I had in finding Jan Yoors. He's a man who knows all about gypsies. He ran away' from home at 11 and"spent his teenage years with a traveling band of gypsies. Now he's sculpting and he and his family make hand loomed tapestry rugs. 1 would never want, .to tell you that I had Jan's address off by two digets. And in New York that's disastrous. Because mho's -expected. to know his neighbour's name? But once I walked 'into Jan's studio, my whole New York trip was worth it. ...7""'" Jan set me straight about the gypsies. And only a man like Jan Yoors can. For even though •he's a non-gypsy, he understands their ways. He can interpret their ways to the white man. And he can wipe away many of the cliches. Like the song Cher used to sing,"Gyp'sies, tramps and thieves." Now, that doesn't put the gypsies in the best of company, does it? And if I heard that song right, Cher sings about the men laying their money down, implying it's for the gypsy girls to do their thing in the world's oldest profession. But that song doesn't have it right says Jan. For the gypsies keep a very strict taboo when it conies to prostitution. Their node specifies a rigid family structure-with fidelity and without violation. That close--and closed husband-wife unit- has helped them to surive over the last 1,000 years. So much of their life Ts all wrapped up with their survival. That's one reason why they "yes " us to death. That means they'll always say yes to me--whatever I ask them to do or think or say. They'll say yes, yes, yes. But then the. gypsy .will go, on and, do what ,he wants to do' He's managed to stay alive that way. His easy answers have helped too. They never answer more than they're asked. They alwa ys keep their answer simple. Why admit you're born in Spain when it's so much easier to say you're from Brookly? Every gypsy, Jan Yoors swears, is born in Brooklyn. That keeps away other questions. When did you arrive? What boat did yoh get off from? What passport do you travel under? To the non-gypsy, all this sounds like downright lying. But to •the gypsy, survial comes first. Their need denies and defies our sense of morality. Jan Yoors says the gypsies' never lie, Neither do' they steal. And with his wry smile and shoulder shrug, he 'says, "All the gypsy took was a piece of rope.. Could he help it if a horse was on the Other end of it?" No, wonder the New york Police Department has a special gypsy detaehme ."It's part of . the pick pocket and confidenc game division. In the Yeors Ago:4e jim 9th,187b, James Sialie of Tuckersmith had four sheep killed by "dogs and 12 more torn or worried so that their recovery is doubtful. John Sinclair of the Mill Road hati,alsna nurnher of sheep killed in the same way. on the previous Friday. Mr. Murdock also had a couple of lambs torn but not killed, ' On Wednesday last the barns of Wm. Fowler of the Huron Road, Tuckersnf ,)v re discovered to be on fire. The buildings were extensions and of a good character and many of the implements destroyed were, nearly new. Mr. Rennie of Hay, has, now in the course of completion a tar .ge gore to be occupied by Messrs. G. & H. Jackson. of Egmondville, as a general stere. Mr. Moore of Chiselhurst has just completed a fine new store which is to be occupied by Stanley & German of Exeter, as a general store. Messrs. G. & J. Petty, the founders of Hensall, have commenced the erection of a large 2 storey brick pork packing house. When finished it will accommodate 800 to 1000 hogs. A petition to the old through line mail stage, John Campbell, has placed a stage on the route between Seaforth and Walton. The re-opening of Cavan Church, Winthrop, was a gratifying success, Rev. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Stafford conducted the morning and evening services. On the following Friday a soiree was held when Mr. Shaw, Mr. Jamieson, Dr.• Campbell of 8eaforth gave " readings and recitations. JUNE 14, 1901 John Irvine Jr., Leadbury, is at London camp •"with the Seaforth Company and Noble Forbes is -with the Brussels Company. • Win. Johnson of Seaforth has completed the stone work of Mr. Irvine's new building. Miss Ida Brit-ton• of Constance has returned home after 'spending two years teaching music near • Killarney, Man. Wtn. Rutledge brought to this office, several h eads of fall wheat which he had plucked from the field of Herbert Crich, Tuckersinith. The field was all out on June 10th. The straw was 4% feet in length. J. K. Richardson of town left on a 2 months visit to Scotland. , Geo. Murray has been busy with his grader for the past two weeks grading and improving roads in Tuckersmith. Drs. Scott and Mckay of town are having a stone, foundation placed under their office. Messrs. Reid and Wilson have already commenced . delivering coal for next season's use. Miss Grace McFaul of town was offered and has accepted' the • pOsition of choir leader -in First Presbyterian Church. Peter McGregor of Brumfield had two houses moved by Messrs. ' McMillan and Kennedy. Albert Ailcenhead of Brucefleld has joined the . volunteers and is now in London on duty. JUNE nth, 1926, Quite a number of the young people of Stanley Township motored to Goderich on Monday to 'take in the trip 'on the Greyhound. • James Stewart of town' was the soloist at a recital given in the Y.M.C.A. in Stratford. Miss Billie Chesney has returned to her home in Tuckersmith after spending ' he winter with relatives in Florida. Mrs. Robert Charters, Mill Road, Tuckersmith, celebrated •her 80th birthday. The St. Columban and 'Winthrop football ' game played in Winthrop was a good. game. It was a tie, neither side scoring. The line-up was - Goal, B. Broome; backs, Bowman, D. Reid; half backs, Govenlock, Reid and Henderson; forwards, Ballantyne, Bullard and Dolmage; Referee, 0. Dick. Mrs. Howard Bannon of Dublin had the misfortune to ,fall off the verandah and injure herself. '• W. Greig of town left last week for Philadelphia where he will spend the summer on the staff of a . hospital, and W. Aberhart is spending the month of June 'studying in a hospital in Cleveland. A quiet wedding was solemnized in St. James' Chiirch when Mrs. Minnie Rankin was united in marriage to John J. Huggard, barrister at law. JUNE 8,_1951 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eberhart of Seaforth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary: Rev. W. A. Jarvis was inducted as Seaforth and Dublin rector of St. Thomas Church, Seaforth and St. Marys Church, Dublin. Miss Madeline Wilson of Brucefield, graduated from Stratfordgeneral Hospital. She received a gold medal for general proficiency. Miss Nancy Spittal, Seaforth, was first in Grade 9 girl's solo class with 86 marks at the Music Festival in Mitchell. Master John Broadfoot of Brucefield, when gathering eggs found one shaped like a peanut.. A picnic was held by the Sunday School of Northside United Church when Lloyd Morrison was presented with a hymnary in appreciation of his 'services as assistant superintendent. Tuesday evening the choir of Duff's Church met at the manse to honor Rev. R. G . Hazlewood, who is leaving shortly for Mt. Forest . Mrs. H. Brown presented him with a pair of gold cuff links and Mrs. Hazelwood with a silver cream and sugar. The death took place at her home in Egmondville of 'Annie M. Hays in her 80th year ,. One of the oldest residents .of Tuckersmith in the person of John McGavin passed away in his 85th year . A To the editor: Minister says story unfair Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley Recently, we watched the EulinY awards, presented from Hollywood by the television industry. It was a crashing bore, right in the midst of a television season that is stultifyingly dull. riesPite the• opportu nity to show what a fascida77ing medium television can be, the Show, 401 seemed to go on interittinat4,, had almost nothing to display aside fretn elegant costume's and fancy coiffures. Can you think of anything less exciting than Natoons of writers or directors, or sound Men, or whatever, trotting up to a stage, receiving a shiny trinket, and Epeaking, every one of them( into a truirophone with the deepest sincerity, thanking their wives, their children, their InOthers, and eighteen guys named Max and Hymie for the fantastic honor they Were receiving?'' , In an era of Women's liberation, it was SigniBeatit that in dila showcase for the biggest' entertainnient• industry iii the very.Very few women won Mvarda, At least when tire filnrindtfatil prosonts , arm its Oscar awards, amidst the stream of inanity, one can count on two or three witty masters (or mistresses) of ceremonies. How would you, like to be.• a Mistress of Ceremony, gentle reader? It sounds sinfully delicious. But the television' industry was content 'to hire two of the biggest grins in the. - business, John Denver and Mary Tyler Moore. They looked beautiful,' and they grinned and grinned and grinned, but the entire evening had about as much wit and sparkle to it as a convention of undertakers; probably less. Only attempt ,at htimor during the evening was a feeble , one, with a tired stand-up comedian telling the same old tired gags. There were one or two attempts at dignified speeches amid the tawdriness and the "Gee, Montt ! woril'w,atmosphere, but they were quickly drowned in the rotas0s as various personalities lined "up to pat each Other Ott the back and burble, Iti$t like to say this was a teat team effort, and everyone pulled together, and I just want to thank my director, my producer, my network, our wonderful camera crew, our sound people, our writer for a fantastic script, our tremendous cast," and so on and on. Some of them thanked ev,eryone but their dog, their dentist and their hairdresser, who probably had more to do. with the award than env other factors. • .ftwas pretty hard• to take just a week of ter the Stanley Cup playoffs, when we heard the same sort of sentimental mawk from coaches,, players acid sportswirters, until some of us, including yours truly, wanted to vomit. And maybe that's what's wrong with television today. Don't tell rite there's nothing wrong with it. , What's your special pleasure tonight, for example? Will it be a re-run of All. in the• Family or a re-run of Bob Newhart or a re-run of Cannon Or a re-run of Dr. M arena. Welby? Or perhaps you'd prefer a re-run of a re-run of Adam 12 or Gunsmoke? Or maybe you'd like to see that great movie, Flying Tigers (1942)? For the fourth time. In this country we have the CBC, for which I once had a good deal Of respect. It produced,first, excellent radio. When television came along, it was right in there ,with good comedy, 'drama, ,and •variety. The brightest writers and, talent in the country were sought out, No they're all in Hollywood, and all the good, gray corporation can come up with, despite its frequent resounding promises, are exhausted antiques such as Front Page Challenge and This Is the taw. I won't mention such creakers as the Tommy Hunter Show, and Hockey Night in canada, because I don't want to lose threelparters-ef my readers, but surely, surely, just because a show went well ten years ago doesn't mean it couldn't be improved. , Nape. The-Clie has turned chicken. It's afraid of parliament, ratings and controversy. As for the garbage that pours in over the border, and is so often grabbed by Canadian networkS anki asdveraisers,• words do not suffice to describe the dreariness of most of it. Is it too late for television to be saved, or to save itself? In my opinion, yes. Why ? Because it has built up, in the past couple of decades, starting with children, a mindless audience which will turn on the tube, let its jaw drop slack, and watch any, 'garbage shoved in _front of it. As long as it's in color. I don't give a rip, personally. I'd rather read a good book any time. But my' heart bleeds for the hundreds oPthousailds of old people for whom it is the only bit of life they have, and the hundreds of thousands of children who will m ake it part of their lives. They are being treated as morons. As I said, I don't card. But one more , "spin-off" from' the Mary Ty ler Moore show and I'm going to take an axe to the set,